1969 and long khan ##h in june 1971 . at the height of the australian commitment , 1 at ##f numbered 8 @ , @ 500 troops , including three infantry battalions , armour , artillery , engineers , logistics and aviation units in support . a third raaf unit , no . 2 squadron raaf , flying canberra bombers , was sent in 1967 , and four ran destroyers joined us patrols in the waters off north vietnam . the australian withdrawal effectively commenced in november 1970 . as a consequence of the overall allied strategy of vietnam ##ization and with the australian government keen to reduce its own commitment to the war , 8 ra ##r was not replaced at the end of its tour of
1969 and long khanh in june 1971. at the height of the australian commitment, 1 atf numbered 8 @, @ 500 troops, including three infantry battalions, armour, artillery, engineers, logistics and aviation units in support. a third raaf unit, no. 2 squadron raaf, flying canberra bombers, was sent in 1967, and four ran destroyers joined us patrols in the waters off north vietnam. the australian withdrawal effectively commenced in november 1970. as a consequence of the overall allied strategy of vietnamization and with the australian government keen to reduce its own commitment to the war, 8 rar was not replaced at the end of its tour of